Trading obviously requires confidence at a great level, yet so many traders let external opinions get deep into their heads and they end up not trusting their initial process and mapped out plans. It is best to stay disciplined, stick to the strategy and not listen to what others say.
This is a critical observation because the noise you are describing is often the primary reason why even technically sound strategies fail in practice. In the modern trading environment, social media serves as a constant echo chamber of confirmation bias and conflicting opinions that can easily override a trader's original logic. When we comment on our open trades or seek validation from others, we are essentially outsourcing our conviction to strangers who have no stake in our financial survival. This second-guessing is a form of psychological drift that slowly erodes the discipline required to see a trade through to its mapped-out conclusion.
To truly succeed, a trader must treat their mapped-out plan as a sacred contract that cannot be altered by a random post or a trending topic. The ability to remain isolated in one’s decision-making process is a skill just as important as reading a chart or managing risk. If we allow external noise to adjust our seatbelt mid-flight, we aren't actually trading a strategy anymore we are simply reacting to the collective anxiety of the internet. Staying disciplined means accepting that your plan might be wrong, but realizing it is far better to be wrong on your own terms than to be right by accident while following the crowd.
